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In-flight Broadband Internet Access Trial's Success

Posted by Hemos on from the making-the-connection dept.

flash_cube writes "Boeing Co.'s 'Connexion' business unit finally demoed its in-flight WiFi (802.11b) service this weekend ... even as (noted in this previous /. article) struggling U.S. carriers pull out of the joint venture. Still Boeing promises availability on other airlines in 'early 2003.'"

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  1. SPAM at 35000 feet! by LibertineR · · Score: 5, Funny

    Great! Now my hotmail spam can reach me ANYWHERE!

  2. hmm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    If only I could afford to fly business class and had a reason to go to Frankfurt.

  3. Re:cost by drfishy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, but it'd be worth it to frag someone from 35,000 feet!

  4. porn on the plane by solidox · · Score: 4, Funny

    you could join the half-mile high club. ;)

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  5. Mile High for Geeks? by Repugnant_Shit · · Score: 3, Funny

    This means I can download pr0n while in flight! The closest I'll ever come to the Mile High Club...it *does* count, right? RIGHT?

    *sob*

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  6. Hah, gotta love this coincedence: by Xacid · · Score: 1, Funny

    Well according to the random quote at the bottom of slashdot "Your own mileage may vary."

  7. Thanks to the Patriot Act by borgdows · · Score: 5, Funny

    RIAA has the right to shot down planes whose internet connection is used to download copyrighted music!

  8. Yeah but... by mikeophile · · Score: 3, Funny

    How the hell do you warchalk at 35,000 feet?

  9. In the future... by DaPhoenix · · Score: 4, Funny

    What will be really funny is the new type of black hat hacker who, from the comfort of a transatlantic flight, not only figure out how to get the connection for free, but exploit international waters...
    We'll have a new breed of webpage defacements that will come from groups with names like j4l, s4s, 44 and b031ng.

    great

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  10. Re:Too bad there's still so much lag. by samael · · Score: 2, Funny

    could it be that it's slower because you're sharing with 300 other passengers, half of whom are downloading from Kazaa?

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  11. Dangers of In-Flight WiFi by MatthewB79 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sexxxychica: hey cutie wanna cyber?

    BigMan69 I'm horny as hell and I'd love to get freaky with you but I'm on a flight right now :-(

    Sexxxychica: really? me too! I'm flying to Sydney. you?

    BigMan69 Wow I'm on Qantas flight 609 from Honolulu to Sydney.

    Sexxxychica: No joke? I'm in seat 15B! where are you??

    Sexxxychica: You still there?

    Previous message was not received by BigMan69 because of error: User BigMan69 is not available.


    Airline Tickets: $800
    In-Flight WiFi : $30
    Being trapped on a long-ass flight sitting next to a man who knows you were pretending to be a woman and whom you just tried to have cybersex with: Priceless

  12. even creepier... by ianjk · · Score: 2, Funny

    the guy who just spent the last hour in the bathroom with his laptop... (different mile high club)